rapidity

rap·id

 (răp′ĭd)

adj. rap·id·er, rap·id·est

Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed. See Synonyms at fast¹.

n. often rapids

An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed.

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[Latin rapidus, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]

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ra·pid′i·ty (rə-pĭd′ĭ-tē), rap′id·ness (răp′ĭd-nĕs) n.

rap′id·ly adv.

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ra•pid•i•ty

(rəˈpɪd ɪ ti)

also rap•id•ness

(ˈræp ɪd nɪs)

n.

a rapid state or quality; swiftness.

[1610–20; < Latin rapiditās. See rapid, -ity]

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Noun

1.

rapidity - a rate that is rapid celerity, rapidness, speediness, quickness pace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" fleetness - rapidity of movement; "fleetness of foot" immediateness, instancy, instantaneousness, immediacy - the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" expeditiousness, despatch, dispatch, expedition - the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" promptitude, promptness - the characteristic of doing things without delay

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rapidity

noun speed, swiftness, promptness, speediness, rush, hurry, expedition, dispatch, velocity, haste, alacrity, quickness, briskness, fleetness, celerity, promptitude, precipitateness the rapidity with which the weather can change

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rapidity

noun

Rapidness of movement or activity:

celerity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, quickness, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness.

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Translations

سُرْعَه

rychlost

hurtighed

Schnelligkeit

rapiditéhâte

hraîi, snarleiki

rapiditàvelocitàrapidit...

stor fart

hızsürat

迅速

rapidity

[rəˈpɪdɪtɪ] N → rapidez f

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rapidity

[rəˈpɪdɪti] n → rapidité f

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rapidity

n → Schnelligkeit f; (of action, movement also) → Raschheit f; (of improvement, change, spread also) → Rapidheit f; (of decline, rise) → Steilheit f

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rapidity

[rəˈpɪdɪtɪ] n → rapidità

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rapid

(ˈrӕpid) adjective

quick; fast. He made some rapid calculations; He looked feverish and had a rapid pulse. vinnige سَريع бърз rápido rychlý schnell hurtig γρήγοροςrápidamente kiire تند و سریع ripeä rapideמהיר तेज vrlo brz gyors, sebes cepat snöggur, hraður rapido 素速い 빠른 greitas straujš; ātrs cepat snelrask, svært hurtigszybki چټك، چابك، ګړندى، بيړندى rápido rapid быстрый rýchly, prudký hiter ubrzan hastig, snabb รวดเร็ว hızlı, çabuk, süratli 快速的 швидкий, прудкий تیز nhanh 快的，迅速的

ˈrapidly adverb

vinnig بِسُرْعَه бързо rapidamente rychle schnell hurtigt γρήγοραrápidamente kiiresti به سرعت ripeästi rapidementבמהירות शीघ्रता से vrlo brzo gyorsan, gyorsan dengan cepat snögglega, með hraði rapidamente 素速く 빠르게 greitai strauji; ātri cepat snelraskt, rivende fortszybko په چټكى، په چابكۍ، په بيړه rapidamente rapid; cu rapiditate быстро rýchlo, prudko hitro ubrzano hastigt, snabbt อย่างรวดเร็ว hızla, süratle 快速地 швидко تیزی سے một cách nhanh chóng 迅速地

raˈpidity noun

vinnigheid سُرْعَه бързина rapidez rychlost die Schnelligkeit hurtighed γρηγοράδαrapidez kiirus ripeys rapiditéמהירות शीघ्रता brzina, naglost gyorsaság, sebesség kecepatan hraði, snarleiki rapidità 素速さ 빠름 greitumas straujums; ātrums kecepatan snelheidraskhet, stor fartszybkość چټكى، چابكى ، تيزى rapidez rapiditate быстрота rýchlosť, prudkosť hitrost ubrzanost hastighet, snabbhet ความเร็ว hız, sürat 快速 швидкість, прудкість تیزی sự nhanh chóng 迅速

ˈrapidness noun

vinnigheid سُرْعَه бързина rapidez rychlost die Schnelligkeit hurtighed γρηγοράδαrapidez kiirus تندی؛ سرعت ripeys rapiditéמהירות तेज़ी, शीघ्रता brzina, naglost gyorsaság, sebesség kecepatan hraði, snarleiki rapidità 素速さ 빠르기 greitumas straujums; ātrums kecepatan snelheidraskhet, stor fartszybkość چټكى، چابكى ، تيزى rapidez rapiditate быстрота rýchlosť hitrost ubrzanost hastighet, snabbhet ความรวดเร็ว hızlılık, sürat 快速 швидкість تیز رفتاری sự nhanh chóng 迅速

ˈrapids noun plural

a place in a river where the water flows quickly, often having dangerous rocks in mid-stream. stroomversnellings مُنْحَدَر النَّهْر бързеи rápidos peřeje Stromschnellen fos ορμητικό ρεύμα ποταμού (πληθ.) rápidos kärestik تند آب؛ رود یا نهر تند koski rapides אֶשֶד נָהָר तेज़ धार वाली नदी की सतह का खड़ा उतार brzac zúgó riam flúðir, straumröst rapide 急流 여울, 급류 sraunuma krāces jeram stroomversnellingstryk progi تيزى rápidos vârtej речной порог kaskády brzice brzak fors ส่วนของลำน้ำที่ไหลเชี่ยว ivinti yeri 湍流，險灘 поріг ріки, бистрина دریا کا وہ حصہ جہاں پانی بہت تیز بہتا ہے thác ghềnh 急流湍滩，湍滩急流

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rapidity

n. rapidez, velocidad.

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